"'The Cultures of Collecting' examines the psychology, history and theory of the primary compulsion to accumulate, classify and arrange." -- publisher's statement. Edited by John Elsner and Roger Cardinal. ... [details]
Comprehensive book on artist designed exhibition postcards from pre-1945 to 2012. Includes cards issued by Specific Object and over 100 artists. "With hundreds of images of postcards created by many well-known artists, Artists' Postcards is the first critical guide to the subject. ... [details]
Critical theory on food in paintings from the renaissance to the present. "...Kenneth Bendiner sees food painting as a separate classification of art with its own history. He reconciders famous works by the likes of Bruegel, Rembrandt, Chardin, Manet, Warhol and many others, as well as very intriguing paintings by a variety of less well known artists. ... [details]
Book about "monkey art" by Thierry Lenain. Introduction by Desmond Morris. Includes references, bibliography, and index. [details]
Critical theory by Mike O'Mahony, examining "...physical culture within a wide range of Soviet cultural practices, paying special attention to visual culture. In particular it explores the role that physical culture played in the formulation of the Soviet New Person. ... [details]